The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-14
FOREIGN.
Michael pavltt Addresses a Land
League Meeting at Dublin.
Affray Between orangemen and
Catholics at Belfast.
Mounted Police at Glasgow Attacked
bya Crowd.
Posts Along the Frontier OF Frarce
Receiving War Armaments.
Comments on the Defeat OF ParneIps
Amendment.

LONDON, Feb. i2.-It Is announced that
the posts in Belgium along the frontier Of
France have received complete war arma-
ment. The preparations have been even
carried to the extent'of mobllizing troops.
King Leopold win be eOmmander-in-ehief of
the Belgian forces with General Briaimont
as chief of staff. The Count Of Flanders,
brother Of the king, will command the first
army corps and General Vandersmissen the
second. The ministry win probably make
the adoption Of obligatory military service
cabinet question.
dispatch to the London News from st.
Petersburg says that ominous fears Of a
European war prevail in that city. The
dispatch also a nnounces that the German
colonists IN Caucasus have been notified 10
hold themselves in readiness to return to
Germany and join the reserves.
The two thousand employees Of B0lck0w,
Vaughan u Co., ir0nmasters and manufaet-
uTers Of MiddlesbOrOn-0n Tees who on Jan.
25th struck for an advance In wages, in con-
sequence Of which the firm closed their
mills, have, with few exceptions, agreed to
withdraw their demand and return 10 work.
.he mills will be re-Opened today.
Inc debate on ParnelPs amendment to the
Queens address in the House of Commons
last night was comparatively tame. John
Bright was absent All the Conservatives
and 63 UniOnists, including Chamberlain
and Collins, voted with the majority and so
Parnellites and the bulk Of Liberals, includ-
ing II members Of GladstOne's government,
with the minority. There was much cheer
ing but little enthusiasm, the defeat being
fOregOne conclusion.
The London Post this morning, comment
ing on the defeat OF ParnelPs amendment,
says the majority against the amendment
satisfies the county that the government
may now proceed with the tull assurance Of
The Standard says that the majority OF
log Is hard reality, showing that the eoun-
try Is still averse TO home rule or anything
savoring thereof.
BERLIN, Feb. 12.-Hotel Continental in
Berlin Is enveloped In flames at 4 O'clock
our the building and great excitement pre-
walls.
PARIS, Feb. i2.-The government Is pur-
chasing timber in Bohemia for the purpose
Of constructing barracks.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. 13.-Twenty-fve
cadets and officers have been arrested for
connection with the recently discovered con-
spiraey against the government The grand
general of the staff officials Is imprisoned.
Nearly all the prisoners are connected with
naval and military schools. Among others
are several university students.
ST. JonNs, N. f., Feb. 12.-There is much
excitement In St. Johns over the announce
ment just made, that the Newfoundland
government has notified the Allan Steam
ship Company Of its determination 10 de-
crease the mail subsidy paid TO that line, the
consequence Of which may result very Sc
riOusly to the colony. All the mails from
the outside world are brought TO Newf0und-
land by the Allan steamers, and the owners
Of the line emphatically refuse to continue
the service for one dollar less than the pres
ent subsidy.
ers addressed a crowd at Nelson monument
today on behalf Of the Lanark miners. Az
ter the meeting the crowd pelted the mount
ed police with mud and stones. The police
men charged and scattered the mob.
VIENNA, Feb. 13.-Reports are current
that the Emperor Is In very weak eOndi-
ti0n.
BERLIN. Feb. 13.-Private kilograms state
that the French government Is purchasing
further supplies Of timber In ROerhaave
and that three prominent merchants at
ROckican, Klaltan and Eisensteln, respect
lively, have received orders for the delivery
of the same TO the commander by the begin
ming Of March.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The British troops In
India will be armed with repeating rifles
and the Martini rifles win be transferred to
the SepOys.
ROME, Feb. 13.-The Archbishop OF Mel
DOulues Ll1 IcctOIs VI E0kusu anu lflSn COL
leges, the vice rector Of the American Col
lege, Bishop Keane. Abbot Smith, Mgr.
Stranier, Count Mucci0le, Henry Casseli, the
Papal Chamberlain, and numerous members
Of the clergy and laity, making In all party
more distinguished than that which met
either Cardinal Marin or Cardinal Newman.
assembled today to greet Cardinal Gibbons,
who was accompanied by Chancellor DOn0-
hue Of Baltimore, and rector Of the Ameri-
can college. Ihe assemDlage knelt and
kissed Cardinal Gibbons episcopal ring, and
the Cardinal embraced Bishop Keane. The
entire party then proceeded in carriages to
the American College, where rooms had
been prepared for Cardinal Gibbons.
Miss Terry, Of South Carolina, who has
been received into the Catholic church,
will marry Count Muceioli on Feb. 20. Car
dinal Gibbons, If his engagements permit,
will afterwards perform the religious eere-
mony IN the chapel of the American College.
The Cardinal confirmed Miss Terry's mother.
DUBLIN, Feb. 13.--At Loughrea today 200
police were refused food and shelter. Michael
Dayitt arrived In the morning. He refused
to accept a copy Of the government procama-
ti0n fOrbidding the proposed Nationalist
meeting. DaVitt addressed meeting In the
afternoon in the league rooms which were
barricaded. He spoke at WOodford In the
evening.
men and Catholics pelted one another with
stones on the False road In Belfast. They
were dispersed by the police. One man was
quite severely injured and several minor
hurts were reported. Another meeting was
held at YOughal Tanner spoke. The
crowd burned copies Of the proclamation
amid cheers and groans. After the meeting
the crowd returned to Youghal and had
some slight brushes with the police.